Category Archives: Ontario

Strange history, and thoughts of trying times

Posted on 10 March 2013 by Richard Wintle

In between grant writing, which has consumed much of the first two months of this year, and the inevitable mountain of other things that have been set aside because of it, I’ve managed to escape and explore a little more … Continue reading →

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Black and White, Silver and Gold

Posted on 5 February 2013 by Richard Wintle

With the holiday season over, the late winter grant-writing grind in full swing, and spring still separated from me by the inevitable February blahs, I need something shiny to cheer me up. Although, truth be told, a recent visit from … Continue reading →

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More local history – the lime kiln

Posted on 10 November 2012 by Richard Wintle

Pioneer lime kiln, Mountsberg, Ontario – 120 format film and the 1937 camera I’ve occasionally written about getting out and about and exploring local history, here in the southeastern part of the Province of Ontario. This is something I should … Continue reading →

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August 4 – Mountsberg Raptor Centre

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Richard Wintle

Look what I see – the brand-new, shiny Occam’s Corner, with an inaugural post by Stephen. Well done Occam’s Crew and colleagues at the Guardian for making this happen. Right, that’s that out of the way. Now, on to a … Continue reading →

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Hither and Yon

Posted on 21 April 2012 by Richard Wintle

Things have been a bit quiet around this blog lately, largely due to a major infrastructure grant application (now nearly, but not totally, finished), as well as a number of side trips, and Easter weekend. Not that I’ve really been … Continue reading →

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